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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-28
f. NJ. HA~cH,
Attorney for Mr.. Gibson.

The following articles from the Gazette"
of March 10Th and April 5, 1887 were also
read:
"Blif told me on the quiet that he be-
heved old Nosblg really meditated taking
unto himself VIE soon. He says things
squint that way ut present. Well, who'd
have thought it. 'l.lood will tell Bliff.
says he will probably be best man"
. Pas safe you bet, and the widow has
two under hollis on the gay old fraud
Six to four on the widow!"
THE report that the Grand Old Fraud is
going to be married IS going round town.
Bliff. was round the Government House
last Thursday, and he tells me that the
boys are looking forward to a holiday.
Wedding favors are in demand I've got
job lot which intended to make little
on. They say son-in-law is as mad as a
wet hen, but Pa is cute old rooster, and
means to look after himself
Last week Bliff told me a good yarn
about the way they manage the transfer
business. and how Nosbig pulls the wool
over the eyes of the 'Scrutinizer General. ,
Bliff., you know, is pretty thick with old
Nosbig, in fact will be best man at the old
chaps approaching marriage"
j. LYONS DEPOSITION.
The deposition Of Jacob Lyons was next
read, which stated; know the plaintiff in
this case. She lived at Dudoit's at the
time I did. Have seen Mr. Gibson at Du-
dots. The first occasion was on New
Years day After that [ saw him there in
the daytime. He called three or four
times on Mrs. Howard. The visits took
place between the latter part of February
and I'd or Sd of April. presumed these
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FLORA.
HONOLULU, May 9Th, 1887.

HONOLULU, May 9th, 1887.
Mr.. Gibs0n-My last think was explicit
enough for you to see that my patience is
about exhausted, have reason to feel that
you have placed me in false position and
had wilfully neglected me. Your silence
confirms that belief. You did not go to
Waikiki as you told me last Monday you in
ended doing therefore you were at home.
You promised me that should see you very
soon. I also asked you if you went to
Waikiki if I would hear from you and you
said, ''yes, yes.'' What was to have pre-
vented you if you had SO desired to have
called or sent me line or kind message.
Not your health certainly, which has en-
abled you to attend TO your business all
last week. Since the reportsof your engage
ment was first circulated you have drawn
yourself like snail in his shell. And ex-
cept few interviews al OF which with the
exception of one was of my seeking, l have
neither seen nor heard from you. You
know in your heart that we are engaged.
The second interview after the article ap
peared in the Gazette you reiterated to
me that should be your wife. Is it neces-
think not, your memory is good enough. /
had perfect confidence then and I was willing
to use your own words, to be guided by you.
One of your strongest arguments was your
health. When you told me you were not in
a state of physical strength to have an open
rupture with your family, saw that you
were really i'll and We agreed that / should
remain quiet for couple of weeks. That
time has elapsed and more, and when at
subsequent interview you gave me the
health of Mrs. Hayselden as an excuse for
the first time, did not believe you. re
ferred to it in my letter and the next time L
saw you, you were surprised that should
say that you gave that as an excuse. You
admitted those reasons had existed but did
no longer. I gave you credit for having
good memory but shall not take it In prefer
ence to nay own. Yours is too convenient. I
did not argue the matter with you but it
left its impression and your subsequent
treatment proves that the time has come
for me to act in this matter. You have
never broken your engagement With me,
therefore it still exists. If you had desired
to have cancelled it it was your place so have
told me and given me the reasons, but it
was also your place when the publicity was
given to it, that you admitted the truth.
For you not to have done 20 makes me rest
under cloud. If you felt anxious regard
ing your health, therefore you were waiver
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-28

not acknowledge our engagement. Such
condition of affairs is intolerable. I feel
that it cannot longer continue. Your own
reason and sense of justice will tell you
that it cannot con tinue that it is unjust to
me. Ever since the family returned from
Lahaina you have promised to tell them of
the fact, you have simply deferred it from
day to day, the delicate condition of Mrs.
Hayselden preventing you. These reasons
no longer exist / see no other sufficient
reason for your continued silence. 1 need
not now assure you that would not be
guilty of causing you the least worry or
trouble, but really it is so hard for me to
understand, despite your repeated explana-
tions, how such an acknowledgement could
have an injurious effect upon the health of
any person, as you seem to apprehend. Your
continued delay in telling your daughter of
our sngagementsuggests too great sensibility
on your part. Even how I would not think
of complaining but for the never ceasing
tongues of the gosssips, whose reports have
nearly driven me frantic. This all can be
avoided by your simply acknowledging the
facts as they exist feel that may reason
ably ask, nay insist, that may no longer
be kept in this peculiar and most unpleasant
condition. how easily you could reassure
me if your visits to me had not ceased. The
stories afoat would never have
been circulated. That fact, and the denials
that it is reported you make, is do
ing me a great injustice. Now please JUS
tify my confidence in you. At the same
time relieve me from this most embarrass-
ing position by at once openly ackuowledg
ing our engagement. Please con-
slider all these matters and let me
hear from you without delay. If you treat
this with silence my faith in you will be
shattered. I will feel indeed that 1 have
leaned upon broken reed. Not for one mo-
ment have ceased to think of you and only
you yourself can give me the reinsurance
that 1 feel it is my right to have. will
| count the hours till see you or hear from
you. Yours afectionately,
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FLORA.
HoxoLu U, April 29th, IS.

Dear Mr.. Gibson-When reports first
came to me of the denials you made regard
ing our engagement, l sought an interview
wi th you and you declared to me empha til
cally that you had never denied it. When
you called upon me Monday last you reas-
sured me, that I had perfect faith and con-
fidence in all you said. Pardon me if
confess to you that my confidence is little
shaken. Since 1 saw you l have heard so
mnch, it has come so direct that it requires
an explanation l cannot and will not be
placed III this equivocal position. You en-
never accuse me of being unreasonable.
1 have deferred to your wishes as much as
was consistent with what was justice to me,
and I have not been selfish in this matter.
But now I think of myself, for if what
hear is true, you have given me no protec-
ton at all, a strange manner for man to
act towards woman whom he has pro-
fessed to love and has promised to marry. l
still feel that when see you, you can dis
abuse my mind of any injustice done me
through you, therefore I shall restrain my
feelings and still trust in you. There is only
one way to clear a mystery, that is by an
explanation. Let me see you as soon as
possible. AS you did not go to Waikiki as
you told me you intended, I presume you
will not go this week until the weather is
more settled. Try and let me see you this
morning. You can manage to snatch few
moments from the Office, and shall be in
fever of Impotence until 1 do see you.
will remain at home aud expect you.
Hoping that you are we'll and that you
viii comply with my request without delay.
I remain yours affectionately,
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SMITH, THURsToN & KINNEY,
Attorneys for Mrs. Flora Howard.
HONOLULU, May 81, 1887.

HONOLULU, may Il, 1901.
Messrs Smith, Thurston q Kinney-Gen-
tlemen: Mr.. Gibson has placed in my hands
your letter of 10Th inst. in which you state
that your client, Mrs. Flora Howard, pro-
poses that Mr.. Gibson should acknowledge
an engagement to marry her, claiming that
the same is necessary for her protection and
vindication, and by so doing he will be re-
leased from any further claims or demands
by her. have to say in reply, on behalf of
Mr. Gibson. that he declines to make the
acknowledgement, not having made any
proposals of marriage to the lady in ques-
ton. also express his surprise that such
an avowal should be required of him by
your client as he knows of nothing in his
acquaintance with her which should make
necessary any protection or vindication of
character. Yours truly,
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ing until your mind was declded,lt was your
place to give me what protection was due
from you to me. You should have set me
right with your family and not have ceased
your visits, there should have been perfect
faith and confidence between US. you should
have publicly admitted your regard and es-
TEEN far me. But instead you act as If you
were afraid to commit yourself with others.
Yet, find no fault with you when we are
together. The old saying that actions
speak louder than words is here again we're
fed. Your attitude toward me of late is
anything but what it shonld be, our circum-
stances considered, and for your lack OF
courage in publishing our engagement. L
have been made to suffer many hours OF
anxiety, the victim of doubt and gossip.
What else can be expected when members OF
your own family Say the most malicious
things rejecting upon me, even go so far as
to assert that you are the victim
of fraud, that there is not a particle
of truth in the report of an engagement,
and attribute to enmity arising through
politics. What kind of a woman can forever
endure. such things. Not l. Your own
heart tolls you that my motives with you
were of the truest and purest type and
cannOt understand how you have the heart
TO hear such vile insinuatiOns thrown at me
and leave ma tiers unexplained. [ told you
before tnat you could regain my confidence
if explanations were given. You knew L had
heard many things and you act so as to con-
firm The doubr. If you have read as you no
doubt have, the comments upon our engage
ment as published IN yes gerday's Gazette,
you will al once admit--if yon are sincere
with me-he intolerable nature OF my pre-
sent posi- ion and the absolute justice of my
demands for ivs immediate amendment.
Your silence and Indifference already too
long continued, can be endured by me no
longer. must therefore take Vhe uuequivo-
cal position of stating, that unless you
renew your visits to me and freely admit
your engagement not later than Monday,
Nav 9th I shall--as I must-conclude that
you are insincere in your professions and
promises. l will take advice to what
actions may he necessary for my protection
in the premises and being advised will act
accordingly. l have changed my residence.
You will find me if you desire at the Central
house with Mrs. Vale on Alakea street.
This is my last letter to you unless L see o.
hear from you. 1 of my own free will, will
not seek an interview. | feel that to do so
now would lessen me in my own estimation,
therefore 1 remain awaiting your decision.
That l may soon see you is my most earnesc
wish and prayer. Yours ever,
FLORA.
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MAY 10 1887

Mr.. Walter Murray Gibson-Sir: MIS-.
Flora Howard has engaged us to bring an
action against you for breach of promise of
marriage, but at her request, before taking
further steps. and without prejudice to her
rights in the matter we make the following
propositions: Mrs. Howard will abandon
her proposed suit and release you from all
claim and demand whatever in the premises,
upon this condition, namely
That you will in writing acknowledge to
her that you made her an offer of marriage
which she accepted and thereafter you
treated her as your promised wife, until,
without fault on her part you discontinued
ysur attentions to her and declined to fulfill
your engagement with her.
Mrs. Howard is not actuated by mercenary
motives, but feels that circumstances have
made it necessary for her to take this course
for her vindication and protection.
YOur
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MR. NEuMANN's ARauMENr.

At 7:05 O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Neumanh
egan his argument. He referred TO the
act of this being the first time q jury
I'D been called upon to assess damages
Or slight of love, lascerated feelings, and
verything else involved. Adverting to
ne evidence of plaintiff, he admitted
lat she was a woman of unblemished
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-09
The Cripple Creek Iron Mines.

In the Cripple Creek Valley, through
which The Norfolk and Western railroad
is now building branch, there are ten Or
more iron furnaces, and all located imme-
diately near Gre mines. There is large
development now but what it is to be in
that locality under the Influence of the
general prosperity of the country and
transportation at the furnace-hearths may
be imagined.
At the recent meeting of the American
Institute OF Mining Engineers a paper by
Messrs. e s. McCreath and E. Y. D In
villers on the comparison OF some South
ern cokes and irons was read. The Engi
neeriag and Mining Journal, in comment
ing on this pal er, remarks that it was OF
much interest, as it described the wonder
full deposits Of the Crippls Creek Valley il
Wythe and Smytne counties in Southwest
Virginia. The statement that ore could be
mined ard carrie to water, then washed
cents ton of washed ore was statement
difficult for those to believe who did no'
know the truth of it. But it is true, al
several iron-mss ters of that Valley car
show. Heretofore they have had from ter
to fifteen miles of wagon transportation il
hauling the iron out 10 The main line of The
Norfolk and Western railroad, which. il
the future, will be done away with as the
branch relieves them of that expense in the
quicker and cheaper method.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-09
1laumtosa SpeftaIsT.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1887.
What Should be Done.

On last Saturday, there was meeting Of
the County Democratic Committee, called
to consider the propriety of holding Con-
vention for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for the May election. But as there
was but a portion of the Committee present,
and they were equally divided, no positive
action was taken, and it seems to us that,
under these circumstances, full meeting
of the Committee should at once be called to
decide in a positive manner the policy that
should be adopted; and that should be, in
our humble opinion, to organize the party
70 as that but one Democratic candidate for
each office shall be before the people for
election.
That there will be regular Republican
ticket for county offices there can be no
doubt, and every Republican will vote for
it, and unless the Democrats have single
ticket upon which to concentrate their votes,
they will be defeated. To fail to have
such ticket would be to grant the
devout prayer of the Republican party,
for in that event they conceive they see
their way clear for capturing and holding
fer many years the most important offices
of the county. ''Divide and conquer" is
their policy. They will encourage null
tiplicity of Democratic candidates, and
when the Democrats shall be thus divided,
they will concentrate their vote on a single
ticket and elect it by a minority vote
Will the Democrats adopt the policy the
Republicans wish? Nay. verify. They
will not be guilty Of the folly-the suicidal
folly-of attempting to conquer strong
foe by first embroiing their own forces in
conflict with each ether. and thus making
it easy for the united foe to conquer them.
We are convinced that it will not be a
very easy matter to succeed in the election
of Democratic candidates, even if we have
single ticket, and without it, we fear de-
feat is inevitable. With a regularly nomi-
mated ticket, wo can and most probably
would succeed; but without it, the chances
would be greatly against us. The Demo
cratic party should ''mend its fences" with
out further delay.
The question for the County Committee
to determine is simply, whether it will SO
organize as to have single Democratic
ticker and enter the canvass with hope OF
success, or whether it will hand the offices
of the county over to the Republican par
ty ?'' This it is, and nothing more"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-09
TRUSTEES SALE.
AT PUBLIC AUCTION Of vALUABLEand
DESiRABLE REAL E>TATE NEAR
THE CITY OF STANTON

By authority of four deeds of trust. OF record
in the CLERKS office of Augusta County Court,
given by casper h. Zerkel to the undersigned
trustees. having been required by the benefi-
Charles and requested by said Zerkel, we Will
offer. at public auction, on
Saturday, the 9TH day of March, 1887,
on the premises. the farm on which Casper X.
Zerkel at present resides, situate about miles
Northwest of the City Of stanton, on the Nor
ris Mill Road. a short distance from the Park
ersburg Turnpike. 1t contains
1927 Acres and 10 Poles.
with good Brick Dwelling, containing
rooms small house in yard, an old barn. a
large new brick granary, corn-crib, and other
out buildings. There is never falling well OF
water near the house, and large cistern at the
kitchen door, besides a flowing spring on the
place. No. l orchard of choice fruit This
farm is well enclosed by new fencing. in rood
state of cultivation. about SO acres now seeded
in wheat and rye remainder we'll set | u grass,
The timber land consists of about 40 acres-
The sol IL clay and well adapted to the growth
of all kinds of grain and grass.
TERMS.-Oa e-fourth of the -purchase-money
In cash, and the residue on a credit of one two
equal annual instalmeuts. the purchaser CIV
ing bonds .or the deferred instruments with
approved personal security. bearing interest
and waving the Homestead, and the title to
be retained as ultimate security
H. ST. g: TUCKER. Trustee
for V. NJ. Life Association
ALEX. F. ROBERTSON,
Trustee for same.
w. CUSHING ana
J.. B. WOODWARD, Trustees
for 5. p. B Il Loan Company.
W. A. BURNETT, Trustee
fsbo-4t for The general creditors.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale is postponed until Saturday,
March 18th. 1887. at which time IL will take
place in front of the Court house of augusta
~, Va. 81. ST G. TUCKER. Trustee
for V. NJ. Life Association.
ALEX. F. ROBERTSON,
Trustee for same.
W. A. CUSHING and
]. b. WOODWARD. Trustees
for 9. p. r. q Loan Company.
W. A. BURNETT, Trustee
maI9.1t for the general creditors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-09

| Showing an increase OF horses 419, OS7 !;
mules 81, 548; mich cows 286,695; oxen
and other cattle 2,236,50s and decrease
of sheep 1868, or, and swine ,470.207.
| The decline in values is most manifest
in cattle, which, however, have increased in
numbers The average values of horses,
sheep and swine have slightly increased
during the year.
| The total value Of the stock enumerated
above III 1886 was 50, S65, 159, s6S, and in
1887 81, 400: $685. showing an increase Of
$50, 427,076 The highest average value
for horses under one year is in New Jersey,
SAB the lowest in Texas $13 F.: in Virginia
S2S.64. Between one and two years, and
between two and three years, New jersey
makes the highest and Texas the lowest
Over three years Pennsylvania has the
highest average, Sis; and Texas the
lowest, S44.50. In Virginia it is $3.50.
The report furnishes remarks upon the
condition of agricultural interests in the
States. We append the remarks On Vir-
ginia -
"Repcrts from almost every portion of
the State declare that there is a growing
tendency to improve all kinds of live stock
and to better protect them from the severe
winters by the use of barss and sheds; and
there is also an effort made to hasten their
maturity by feeding more grain, 60 as to
have them ready for the market at an early
age. The use of ensilage is gradually in
creasing and finding its way into different
sections, and wherever used it has met with
favor. More attention is being given t.
breeding improved horses from imported
stock for draft and farm purposes, and the
increase in value makes it one of the profit
able industries Of the State Mich COWS
and other cattle remain about the same in
numbers, and there is q general improve
ment in this kind of stock. the tendency
being to produce better fleshed animals for
beef purposes. Losses are reported from
several counties from the blaekleg in calves,
which generally attacks the best animals
and proves fatal.
The low price OF wool and meats shows
the raising of sheep to be on the wane, and
farmers are losing interest in that direc-
ton, though where attention is given to it
better breeds are being raised. Prevalence
of hog cholera throughout the State causes
BiO"' oGPloeslOH dLAonk tn6 laIHeIS III enio
interest, the greatest fatality being With
the younger animals. Many farmers shipped
their hogs to the Eastern markets for fear
of the cholera, leaving the number for
Strengthening inadequate for home use. Ow-
ing 20 the scarcity of hogs some feeders
have been compelled to substitute sheep in
following cattle, where out door feeding is
carried on to pick up the scattered and
waste grain.
Reports show that some of the farmers
in counties heretofore cultivated from year
to year, are now beginning to set portion
of their land in grasses, intending to sub
stitste in part stock-raising for so much
grain and tobacco growing (Which has
proved so unremunerative the past few
years., and also to get their lands in better
condition."